Griffith University researchers at the Australian Rivers Institute commence new and innovative environmental research in Northern Australia with the recent announcement of more than 50 new projects under the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP).
The Northern Australia Environmental Resources Hub has allocated $1.125 million of their existing NESP funding for three projects that draw on the expertise of Griffith University researchers, working collaboratively with other institutions to help build a sustainable future for Australia’s Northern ecosystems and communities.
A major challenge that the Griffith teams will tackle is how much water can be extracted without negative impacts on the unique ecological, social and cultural values around the Gulf of Carpentaria. If water extraction does impact downstream values, it would be helpful for planning to know how large the impacts will be.
Dr Jim Smart will lead a project to develop a way to keep the books balanced on the values ecosystems
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